Some of you may already know this but the %Model% variable within customsettings.ini will not work for Lenovo based hardware. This is due to the fact Lenovo puts their "model type" in that field, and puts the actual model name in the Version field.

So this leads to issues when trying to inject drivers or software based on lenovo model,

But do not fret, there is a solution!

Once implemented you can then use the %LenovoModel% variable in customsettings.ini

Support in Lite Touch for deploying 64-bit Windows® to computers that support Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) (without requiring compatibility support for legacy BIOS).

New Lite Touch “Deploy to VHD” task sequence templates that support deploying a Windows 7 or Windows Server® 2008 R2 image into a virtual hard disk (VHD) file that can then be used for booting the OS (“boot from VHD”).

Added support for deploying Windows ThinPC and Windows POSReady 7.

Improved Lite Touch wizard lookandfeel.

Continued support for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and all operating systems supported by MDT 2010.

Friday, October 15, 2010

It isn't as hard as it would seem. There may be other approaches to doing this, but I did a plain simple copy and paste on to the new server then edit the configuration files and update the image files and you're off to the horses!

Copy the old share from the old server to the new server. ( Located in C:/Deploymentshare)

After it is finished copying, change the copied deployment share folder to be shared out.

Open MDT on the new server then click on Open Deployment Share and point it to the copied deployment share on your C:

Right click your deployment share in MDT and click properties change the UNC path to reflect the new deployment share.